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English translation: pre-discharge meeting

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09:45 May 19, 2010

Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care

Norwegian term or phrase: utskrivningssamtale

A meeting between patient and health personnel prior to discharge from hospital. I found "discharge interview" in some academic texts but not enough to convince me that this is the best term. "pre-discharge meeting" is a stronger contender, but maybe someone has an even more widely-used term for this?

Brigid McCauley KudoZ activity Questions: 661 (2 open) (19 without valid answers) (112 closed without grading) Answers: 614
Local time: 12:30

English translation:pre-discharge meeting

Explanation:
Got this suggestion from a doctor who works in a hospital setting.

Selected response from:

lingo_montreal
Local time: 06:30

Grading comment

As was pointed out, it would depend on the form which such a "samtale" takes, and the client was happy with this solution here. Thanks, lingo
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Summary of answers provided

4 +1

pre-discharge talk

Kjersti Farrier

discharge debriefing

eodd

pre-discharge meeting

lingo_montreal

discharge meeting/conference

Chris S

Answers

42 mins confidence:

discharge debriefing

Explanation:
This is where e.g. a doctor discusses the reason for admission to hospital, the treatment given, the follow-up care etc with the patient, or maybe a midwife debriefs a new mother re her birth experience, which may have been at home or in hospital. There is a good example of this in the first reference. A pre-discharge meeting is different and is where a patient may need other care at home or in the community, involving other health care teams, physios, social workers, etc

Reference: http://ww.jordmorforeningen.no/tj/Tidsskrift-for-jordmoedre/...
Reference: http://www.helse-sorost.no/stream_file.asp?iEntityId=1737

eodd
Local time: 11:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

37 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

pre-discharge talk

Explanation:
"Pre-discharge talk" and "discharge talk" are both used in this context.
I think personally that "talk" is a better and equally informal translation of "samtale" than "meeting" and "interview".

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-19 11:03:38 GMT)
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It is true what you say, however it is not exactly a technical term nor a medical term, I wouldn't expect it to be many hits for it as it is just an everyday term if you like and not "worth" the appearance in a document online. Do you catch my drift? A better suggestion, than searching online, would be to phone a hospital and ask them what it is called... :)

Example sentence(s):

During the pre-discharge talk on the ward, your physiotherapist will inform you of your nearest available programme and your details will be faxed to the District Cardiac Rehabilitation Co-ordinator.
In preparation for you going home a discharge talk will be given to you and your carer by a member of the Transplant Team. The Transplant Clinic Staff will answer any queries you may have about your follow-up.

Reference: http://www.uhsm.nhs.uk/patients/wythheart/Documents/d.doc
Reference: http://www.transplant-online.co.uk/66297/66483.html?*session...

Kjersti Farrier
Cyprus
Local time: 13:30
Native speaker of:

Norwegian,

Norwegian(Bokmal)

Notes to answerer

Asker: I agree with your comment on "talk" being better than "meeting" and "interview", Kjersti, but when I get only 500-odd hits for one of these and only a handful for the other, I wonder whether there is a term that is more widely used in the UK.

1 hr confidence:

discharge meeting/conference

Explanation:
I guess it depends on what the Norwegian involves. Is it just a quick word or a more formal affair?

I've only ever been given a card for the local taxi firm, while my granny has major meetings with doctors and social services and so on before being sent home

Chris S
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

15 hrs confidence:

pre-discharge meeting

Explanation:
Got this suggestion from a doctor who works in a hospital setting.

lingo_montreal
Local time: 06:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

As was pointed out, it would depend on the form which such a "samtale" takes, and the client was happy with this solution here. Thanks, lingo

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